Top Pewter Hardware Finishes and Key Differences

Clockwise from farthest left: Williamsburg | Knob in Black Nickel Vibed, Williamsburg | Knob in Black Mist, Arts & Crafts | Knob in Antique Pewter, Bar Pulls | Pull in Brushed Black Nickel

Choosing the right finish on hardware for your space can be overwhelming with the wide array of choices we have available. With this educational blog series, I’m setting out to cover our bestselling Hickory Hardware finishes while explaining the differences so you can make a more informed decision. We always encourage our customers to take advantage of our Sample Program to try before you buy!

A fair disclaimer: finishes can vary widely by brand, manufacturer, and supplier. These blog posts will strictly be focusing on Hickory Hardware finishes and their respective names.

Today we’ll be covering our top Pewter finishes.

Antique Pewter

Arts & Crafts | Knob in Antique Pewter

Antique Pewter is a weathered medium silver finish with a softly brushed pattern and highlights black antiquing in the recesses of the hardware. Overall it is matte in appearance and will coordinate well with other fixtures that feature a weathered or vintage effect.

Brushed Black Nickel

Brushed Black Nickel features a distinctive highly brushed and slightly warm gray-black pattern and will coordinate well with other black, pewter and black stainless fixtures. It has a low lustre protective coating for added durability and protection and is similar in color to Black Nickel Vibed.

Bar Pulls | Pull in Brushed Black Nickel, Williamsburg | Knob in Black Nickel Vibed

Black Nickel Vibed

Black Nickel Vibed has a unique mottled and weathered appearance similar in color to Brushed Black Nickel but without brushing. The antiquing is highlighted in the recesses of the hardware over a medium silver base color.

Black Mist

Clockwise from bottom left: Williamsburg | Knob in Black Mist, Williamsburg | Knob in Oil-Rubbed Bronze, Maven | Hook in Matte Black

Black Mist features a deep, even gray-black color with a slight metallic appearance. The finish has a low lustre matte coating and is warmer, lighter and glossier than Oil-Rubbed Bronze or Matte Black.

That’s it for our top pewter finishes! To recap:

Antique Pewter is a weathered matte silver finish with a softly brushed pattern with black antiquing in the recesses of the hardware.
Brushed Black Nickel features a highly brushed and slightly warm gray-black pattern with a low luster protective coating.
Black Nickel Vibed has a unique mottled and weathered appearance similar in color to Brushed Black Nickel but without brushing and a matte sheen.
Black Mist is a warm, deep even gray-black color with a low luster protective coating.

To learn more, check out our other posts by finish color families: